NSW coach Laurie Daley will name his injured leader Paul Gallen for next month's Origin decider as the Blues skipper races the clock to overcome a foot injury.

Gallen is planning to push his body to the extreme in a bid to lead NSW after scans yesterday revealed the full extent of a foot injury suffered last Wednesday night.

The NSW captain injured his left foot in the final 10 minutes of Origin II with the diagnosis deemed to be a partial tear of the plantar fascia tissue in the arch of his foot.

The initial diagnosis is that Gallen could be sidelined for between three to five weeks, with Gallen privately confident of overcoming the injury.

With the decider in Sydney just 18 days away, Gallen has already begun an intensive physiotherapy and rehabilitation program which includes lengthy sessions with his foot strapped to a portable ice machine.

He will also continue to use crutches and wear a moon boot as a precautionary measure.

Gallen and Daley traded text messages yesterday with the Blues coach content to give his captain all the time he needs to be right for the biggest game of the year.

"He is our leader and we will give him every chance to be fit for the game," Daley said. "If we have to bring other people into camp just in case we will do that.

"But if Paul Gallen says he is going to be right to play then he is going to be picked to lead our team.

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